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Chiang Mai: Private Elephant Care Experience for Couples

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Activity provider:Elephant Retirement Park Chiang Mai
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Chiang Mai: Private Elephant Care Experience for Couples

Activity provider:Elephant Retirement Park Chiang Mai

5.0

11 reviews

From US$ 360.69 per group up to 2

Spend a romantic day with your partner and the friendly majestic elephants of Thailand on this exclusive experience. Learn to care for these gentle mammals in their natural setting and get stuck in the mud to feed and bathe them.

About this activity

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Duration 8 hours
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Live tour guide
English
Pickup included
Pick up time : 08.30 - 09.00 am. In the old city.
Private group

Experience

Highlights
  • Enjoy a romantic day with your partner
  • Feed, bathe, and play in the mud with the rescued elephants at the park
  • Learn how to cook a traditional Thai lunch and enjoy it afterwards
  • Receive a private car roundtrip hotel transfer from your place in Chiang Mai
  • Taste the best local wine with your partner and admire the wonderful scenery of Chiang Mai
Full description
Start the adventure with pickup from your hotel and travel to the nature park to meet the elephants. Listen to your guide share information about the Elephant Retirement Park and the story of the rescued elephants that live here. After that, prepare some healthy treats and a meal to take up to the mountain where the fun begins. Get up close and personal with the elephants as you feed them a selection of fresh fruits and sugar canes. Enjoy this exclusive romantic experience with your partner and admire these incredible mammals in their natural habitat. After you’ve fed the elephants, it’s time for your lunch too. Enjoy a sumptuous traditional Thai lunch, that you can learn to make yourself in the kitchen. After lunch, learn how to bathe the elephants and scrub them with mud to protect their skin from sunburn and insects. Marvel at the elephants as they play around in the mud and make a splash, this is a truly unique and immensely fulfilling experience that will be remembered forever. At the end of the experience, wash off the mud at the onsite shower, where towels and soap are provided. Then enjoy some free time to relax with a cold beverage and admire the beautiful scenery of mountainous Chiang Mai.
Includes
  • Private pickup and drop-ff at your hotel in Chiang Mai City
  • Private experience with English speaking guide
  • Thai lunch
  • Local wine
  • Drinking water
  • Photography
  • Insurance
  • Food for the elephants
Not suitable for
  • Pregnant women
  • Wheelchair users

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What to bring

  • Comfortable shoes
  • Swimwear
  • Insect repellent

Not allowed

  • Pets
  • Oversize luggage

Know before you go

  • Please bring a swimsuit, flip flops, and sun protection
  • You must present a negative Covid test taken at least 24 hours before the activity is scheduled to start
  • You must wear a mask throughout the activity period

From US$ 360.69 per group up to 2

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Overall rating

5 /5

based on 11 reviews

Review summary

  • Value for money
    4/5
  • Safety
    5/5
  • Service
    5/5
  • Organization
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Absolutely amazing. It was beyond our expectations. The elephants are treated so well. We researched all of the sanctuaries because it was important to us. Although we were able to bathe with them, the elephants enjoyed time on their own and we just observed which was wonderful. The keeper obviously has a great relationship with them. These are rescued elephants that have been terribly mistreated in the past but have found a peaceful and loving environment to live and yes, tourists are welcomed but this is to raise money and it was very much about the elephants and not us, which is the way it should be.

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January 1, 2023

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My husband and I opted for this excursion because we wanted to see elephants without being in a tour group. We had a great time!! It was better than we even expected and I highly recommend both this facility and this tour option. Our guide, Suriya ("Woody"), and the two trainers with whom we interacted, Pong and Ten, were kind, helpful, and attentive - to both us and the elephants. We were very positively impressed by how well the elephants were cared for and how the trainers had such rapport with them. If you're trying to decide which elephant park or sanctuary to visit, I encourage you to do this tour if you have the time. During a wandering hike in the forest, we got to see the elephants eat bamboo (they make trees quiver as they tear it down!), shred banana leaves (they shave the leaf off the stem in an incredible way), use each other as scratching posts (hilarious!), and all sorts of stuff one would likely miss if one were watching them at a fence line. *Highly recommend.*

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December 21, 2022

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Amazing! Manny, Kim and Bell and Tuptim made great memories! Can’t wait to see how the baby elephant Jackie grows! Lana (elephant) was so friendly and let us play with her. They catered for my wife who’s vegetarian. We bathed the elephants, fed medicine balls and played with them. Absolutely amazing experience! Highly recommend!!! Great being 1 on 1 with these beautiful elephants!!

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